The chart above shows the number of airports that have at least 15,000 annual passengers for every 10,000 square miles (25,900 square kilometers) in EU and US states. In both the EU and the US, the smallest states have the most airports per square mile of land, no surprise there.

The chart above shows the number of airports that have at least 15,000 annual passengers for every million inhabitants in EU and US states. In both the EU and the US, large states with small populations have more airports per capita.

The chart above shows the number of airports that have at least 15,000 annual passengers for every million international tourists each EU or US state receives. At first glance it seems as if US states have far too many airports for the number of international tourists they receive. However, US data does not include interstate tourists whereas EU data does, so this is not really a fair comparison. Still, there are EU states that still manage to surpass US states in this metric.

The map above shows the number of airports that serve at least 15,000 passengers per year for every million international tourists each US state receives. Alaska has the most airports for every million international tourists by a large margin.

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them. The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on grape production. Specifically the number of acres dedicated to bearing the fruit. All states except for one, Alaska, produce grapes and of the 49, the USDA publishes complete data on only 47 of them due to the other two states having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are.

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them. The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on apple production. Specifically the number of acres dedicated to bearing the fruit. All 50 states produce apples and of the 50, the USDA publishes complete data on only 48 of them due to the other two states having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are.